Vending-machine.



C. E. TURNQUIST& H. E. RiCH.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICAIION FILED SEPT. 3. 1912.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3. 1912.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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C. E. TURNQUISTKL H. E. RICH.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a. 1912.

Patented, Oct. 19, 1915.

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CARL E. TURNQUIST AND HARLAND E. RICH, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE POSTAL CARD VENDING MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Application filed September 3, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL E. TURNQUIST.

and Hermann E. RICH, citizens of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a s ecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin Our invention relates to vending machines, particularly to that class of such machines in which the article to be sold is in view and may be released to the purchaser by depositing a coin to actuate the mechanism.

it is well known that the dealer in postal cards or the like, as .uch articles are sold at the presenttime, has his profits considerably reduced by the damage resulting to his goods from continual sorting and handling by would be purchasers, the goods becoming soiled or broken to such a degree that many are rendered unfit for either exhibition or sale; the object of our invention is to' prevent handling of the goods until a sale has been. made, uhile at the same time permitting the purchaser to make a selection from a ariety. 7

Referring to the drawingsin which similar numerals indicate identical parts, Figure 1 is a view with the side of the case removed. Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine with the front of thecase removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view. in detail of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a detail section on the line w-zc of Fig. 3. details.

The casing 1, in which the mechanism is inclosed, may he of wood or metal and of suflicient height to permit inspection by the.

purchaser, of the goods therein, through a glass 2 forming part of the casing 1. A slot 5, in one sole of the casing 1, opens into a chute 8 which leads to a receptacle l secured to the side of the casing 1; pivoted on the receptacle i is a dog 5 projecting through a suitable opening 5 in the receptacle l, and having its end 6 in its normal position, held against an edge 6 of the opening 5, by the weighted end 7. The end 7 of the dog 5 rests 1f 'htly in a notch in the upper end of an arm 8 pivotally' mounted on an arbor 8 on the receptacles, but is not in frictional contact therewitln, and looks I the Specification of Letters Patent.

Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are enlarged Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Serial No. 718,340.

mechanism against operation until released as hereafter described.

Connected to the arm 8 by a pin 10 is a push-bar 9 which projects through the front of the casing l and is retained in an inactive position by a coil spring t) which engages therewith and with the casing l. A rocking lever 11 is secured on a pivot 12 on the receptacle 4., and has pivoted on the opposite side of the casing l, a companion lever 14:, their rocking movement being limited by shoulders 11 and 11" on the receptacle at and the opposite side of the casing 1 respectively.

A shaft 13 is journaled 1n the upper end of the levers 11 and 11-; mounted centrally of the shaft 13 and revolving with it, is a sprocket 15 carrying an endless chain 16 which extends down to and over a sprocket 17 revoluble on a yoke 18 at the bottom of the case 1; as it is essential that the chain 16 be kept at a desired tension, we provide springs 19 which engage with hooks on the yoke 18 and enter the upper end of bolts 20, projecting through the bo.tom of the easel, and which have the lower ends threaded for a thumb nut or the like, turnable to increase or diminish the tension on the chain 16 as will be readily understood.

Each link ofthe chain 16 is provided with a clip or holder 21 adapted to hold a card 2-1 or the like with sulliclent firmness to prevent it falling out, as more clearly shown in Fi 5, a few of the cards only being shown for the sake of clearness in the drawings.

On the outside of the casing 1 is aknob 22 secured to an arbor projecting through the side of the casing 1, and having secured on its inner end a gear 2% which meshes witha similar gear on the shaft 13, so that the latter can be revolved at will in either direc tion to display in succession, to an observer through the glass 2, the variety of cards carriedby the chain 16.

Revoluble on the arbor 8 is a disk 25 formed with projections 26 against which a pin 27 catches to turn the disk The pin 27 operates in the pivot 10, which is bored out to receive it, and is normally held in engagement with the disk by pressure of a coil spring 28; secured upon the disk 25 are cam lugs 25 adapted to operate the dog 5 when the push-bar 9 is forced inwardly. The disk '25 turnstoward the rear of the machine. and

dog 29, secured upon the casing 1, engaging with the teeth of a ratchet-wheel 80 secured to the disk.

Connected to the arm 8 is a cord or wire 31 which passes through a guide 32 secured to the casing 1, and is also connected to an arm or projection 3-3 preferably integral with a shutter 34 pivotally mounted in the casing 1 and employed to close an opening 35 in the front of the casing 1 through which the cards purchased are delivered; the shutter 34 is kept normally closed by a coil spring 36, and has its upper edge hookshaped as shown, the central portion of the upper edge of the shutter 3i being cut away to prevent the clip holding the desired card from engaging therewith. A light wire spring 37 is fastened to the inner side of the rear of the casing 1, its free end adapted to rest upon the cards to prevent their falling forward too suddenly.

The operation of our device is as follows; it being supposed that an intending purchaser has turned the knob 22, and so revolving the shaft 13, over which is carried the chain 16, exposes the cards, held in the clips 21, in succession; a selection being made a coin or check is inserted in the slot 3 and passes down through the chute 3 until it strikes theend 6 of the dog 5; the force of the impact and the weight of the 7 coin or check rocks the dog on its pivot, the

end- 6 moving downward followed by the coin which now rests upon the end-6 and against the part 4 of the receptacle 4:. As the dog 5 is rocked the end 7 is disengaged from the notch in the arm 8; the purchaser now operates the push-bar 9 inwardly rocking the arm 8 and through the pin 27 engaging with one of the projections 26 on the disk 25, the latter is revolved a limited distame and during such limited revolution one of the cam lugs 25? acting on the camshaped underside of the end 7 of the dog 5, raises the'end 6 of the latter and with it the coin until the latter is free to fall through a continuation of the chute 3 into a box or drawer inv the machine. Simultaneously with the movement of the arm 8 by the push-bar 9 the levers 11 and 14 are rocked forwardly until they contact with the shoulders 11", and as they move forwardly they present to the opening 35 the selected card which is approximately horizontal, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3, thef'shutter 34: having been swung down through its connection with the arm 8 as the latter is moved by the push-bar 9. "When the levers Hand 14 are at the limit 7 of their forward movement, and the card has been projected through the opening 35, the edge of the card nearest the chain engages with the hook-shaped edge of the shutter 34. l/Vhen' the purchaser releases the push-bar 9 the latteris again moved outwardly by the action of the spring 9 and the parts are returned to their normal position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the selected card being released from its clip, by reason of its engagement with the hook-shaped edge of the shutter 34, as the levers 1.1 and I l return to the normal position of rest.

As shown in Figs. 1 and (3, 3 cards are sold for every coin, for as the end 7 of the dog 5 is held out of engagement with the notch in the arm 8, until one of the cam lugs 25 raises the end 6 and the coin thereon so that the latter is free to fall through the chute, the weighted end 7 of the dog 5 will again engage with the notch in the arm 8 locking the latter against operation until another coin releases it from engagement with the dog 5. It is apparent that the quantity of cards to be sold for a coin or check is regulated by the number of cam lugs 25 on the disk 25; in Fig. 8 a coin dropped into the machine will result in the' sale and delivery of but one card, for the dog is operated by a cam-lug with every inward movement of the push-bar 9, releasing the mechanism to deliver the card, and as the push-bar 9 returns to its normal position the end 7 of the dog 5 again engages the notch in the arm 8 locking the mechanism until released by another coin; it follows therefore that as long as the end 7 of the dog 5 is held out of the notch in the arm 8 by the weight of a coin on the end 6 every inward movement of the push-bar 9 will result in actuating the mechanism to deliver a card until one of the cam-lugs 25 raises the end 6 of the dog 5 to discharge the coin thereon, consequently the greater the number of cam-lugs on the disk 25, the fewer number of cards sold for a coin, and conversely the fewer the number of cam-lugs on the disk 25 the greater the number of cards which can be purchased for a coin.

The special coin control mechanism herein shown and described is not specifically claimed herein, but is reserved in order that it may form the subject matter of another application.

What we claim is 1. In a vending machine, the combination with an inclosing casing provided with a window and a discharge aperture for a selected article, of a carrier constructed to hold the articles to be vended in separated relation, and pass them successively in review before said window, and into operative relation with said discharge aperture, said carrier being normally freely movable throughout its extent of movement to enable the operator to select a desired article, means for operating said carrier from the outside of the casing, and means for moving the carrier toward the-discharge aperture to project the selected article therethrough.

2. In a vending machine, the combination with aninclosing casing'provided With a WlIlClOW and a discharge aperture for a selected article, of a carrier constructed to hold the articles to be vended in separated relation, and pass them successively in review before said Window, and into operative lation With said discharge aperture, said carrier being normally freely movable through out its extent of movement to enable the operator to select a desired article, means for operating said carrier from the outside of the casing, means for moving the carrier toward the discharge aperture to project the selected article therethrough and means for discharging the selected article from the carrier.

3. In a vending machine, the combination with an inclosing casing provided with a Window and a discharge aperture for a selected article, of carrier constructed to hold the articles to be vended in separated relation, and pass them successively in review before said window, and into operative relation with said discharge aperture, said carrier being normally freely movable through out its extent of movement to enable the operator to select a desired article, means for operating said carrier from the outs de of the casing, said carrier being movable to- Ward and from the discharge aperture, means for normally holding the carrier in position with respect to the discharge aper= ture Without interfering with the travel of the carrier and means for moving the carrier ton-ard the discharge aperture to eject the selected article.

l. In a vending machine, the combination With an inclosing casing, provided with a Window, and a discharge aperture, of an endless carrier, constructed to hold the a1 ticles to be vended in separated relation, and normally freely movable in adirection longitudinally of the carrier, means including a part extending outside of the casing for causing the travel of said carrier throughout its entire extent, means for moving a portion of said carrier toward the discharge aperture to effect the delivery of the selected card.

5. In a vending machine, the combination With an inclosing casing, provided With a Window, and a dischar e aperture, of an endless carrier, constructed to hold the articles to be vended in separated relation, and normally freely movable in a direction longitudinally of the carrier, means including a part extending outside of the casing for causing the travel of said carrier through out its entire extent, a support for one end of said carrier movable toward and from the discharge aperture to effect the discharge of a selected article, and manually operated means extending outside of the casing for operating said movable part.

6. In a vending machine, the combination with an inclosing casing, provided with a Window, and a discharge aperture, of an endless carrier, constructed to hold the articles to be vended. in separated relation and normally freely movable in a direction lon gitudinally of the carrier, means including a part extending outside of the casing for causing the travel of said carrier throughout its entire extent, a movable part supporting one end of said carrier for moving it toward and from the discharge aperture, stops for engaging said movable part to limit the movement thereof, means for normally hold ing said carrier out of operative relation with said aperture and a manually operated device, having a part extending outside of the casing for moving the carrier into operative relation With the said aperture, for effecting the discharge of the selected article. a 7. In a vending machine, the combination with an inclosing casing provided With a WlIlClOW, and a discharge aperture, of an endless carrier, constructed to hold the articles to be vended in separated relation, and normally freely movable in a direction longitudinally of the carrier, means including a part extending outside of the casing for causing the travel of said carrier throughout its entire extent, a pivoted frame supporting one end of said carrier and capable of moving into and out of operative relation with said aperture, a retracting spring normally holding said frame and carrier out of operative relation with said aperture and a manually operated device having a part extending outside of the casing connected to said frame for moving it into operative relation with said aperture.

8. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided With a Window and a discharge aperture, of an endless carrier, clips carried thereby for holding the articles to be vended in separated relation, said carrier being free to travel in a longitudinal direction, means for moving a portion of said carrier toward the discharge aperture to project the selected article therethrough and means supported on the casing adjacent to the discharge aperture for engaging the projected article and preventing the return movement thereof through said discharge aperture, and means for returning said carrier to normal position, to discharge the selected article therefrom.

9. In a vending machine, the combination With a casing provided with a WlDClOW and a discharge aperture, of a carrier constructed to support the article to be vended in separated relation, said carrier being normally free to travel throughout its extent of movement and being held out of operative relation With the discharge aperture and manually operated means for moving a por tion of said carrier into operative relation with the discharge aperture to discharge the selected article, a lock for holding the carrier in inoperative relation to the discharge aperture, means for releasing said lock, means operated by said manually operated means for restoring said lock to normal p0- sit'ion after a predetermined number of operations of said manually operated means.

10. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a window and a discharge aperture, of a carrier constructed to support the articles to be vended in separated relation, said carrier being normally free to travel throughout its extent of movement and being held out of operative relation with the discharge aperture, and manually operated means for moving a portion of said car ier into operative relation with the discharge aperture to discharge the selected article,'a lock for bolding the carrier in inoperative relation to the discharge aperture, means for releasing said look, a movable part having astep-by- I step actuating mechanism operated by said manually operated means and devices carried by said movable part, in predetermined relation to the step-by-step movement thereof for restoring said lock to operative position whereby one or more articles may be selected and discharged successively.

11. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a window and a discharge aperture, of a carrier constructed to support the articles to be vended in separated relation, said carrier being normally. free to travel throughout its extent of movement and being held out of operative relation with the discharge aperture, and manually operated means for moving a Copies of this patent may be obtained for portion of said carrier into operative relation with the discharge aperture to discharge the selected article, a lock for holding the carrier in inoperative relation to the discharge aperture, means for releasing said look, a disk actuated by said manually operated means, by step-by-step actuating mechanism, and devices carried by said disk in predetermined relation to the step-bystep mechanism for restoring the lock to operative position.

12. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a window and a discharge aperture, of a carrier constructed to support the articles to be vended in separated relation, said carrier being normally free to travel throughout its extent of movement and being held out of operative relation with the discharge aperture, and manually operated means for moving a portion of said carrier into opeative relation with the discharge aperture to discharge the selected article, a lock for holding the carrier in inoperative relation to the discharge aperture, means for releasing said look, a ratchet disk, a movable pawl actuated by said manually actuated means for imparting a step-by-step movement to said disk, and devices carried by said disk, in predetermined relation to the ratchets thereof for restoring said lock to its normal position.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

CARL E. TURNQUIST. HARLAND E. RICH. Witnesses:

LESLIE A. ROWLAND, EARL S. LARSON.

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